Eddie Lim's Photoblog

Bon Odori Festival

Sunday, July 16, 2006, 02:13 AM - General

Today is Bon Odori Fesival. Went to Matsushita Sports Stadium Shah Alam Shah Alam Selangor to see what photo i can take ...

This Buddhist dance festival is celebrated as a reminder of the gratefulness one should feel toward their ancestors. Bon Odori originates from the story of a Buddhist disciple who envisioned his deceased mother in the Realm of Hungry Ghosts where she was endulging in her own selfishness. Greatly disturbed, he went to Buddha and asked how he could release his mother from this realm. Buddha advised his disciple to perform some charitable act in memory of his mother. The disciple did this and, thus, saw his mother's release for the Realm of Hungry Ghosts. He also began to see the true nature of her past unselfishness and the many sacrifices that she had made for him. The disciple, happy because of his mother's release and grateful for his mother's kindness, danced with joy. From this dance of joy comes Bon Odori or Bon Dance, a time in which our ancestors and their sacrifices are remembered and appreciated.

Today the Bon Odori Festival participants continue this custom as they dance in traditional Japanese dress, including kimonos, yukata (cotton kimonos), and hopi coats (short coats styled like a kimono top). The dances may include the use of fans, castinets, straw hats or cotton towels and recall both daily life in Japan and rememberance of ancestors.

Cute Jap baby girl that wearing kimono

Young Jap chicks that wearing kimonos...

This Jap International school youngsters will going to perform their traditional dance

These too...

The girl chating with those guys, wonder how old is she..?

The Japanese Drum.

Why their face so sad? the Bon Odori festival should celebrate with joy....

One big happy jap family going there, wow is just like picnic ~! :)

Future Japanese National Football Player... salute man... viva world cup~!

They are starting playing the drum~

Nice Chicks...

Nice Chicks too...

Nice Chicks too too...

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3 Days 2 Nights Redang Trip

Tuesday, May 16, 2006, 02:06 PM - General

Firstly, this is a place that we stoped nearby the Kuala Terengganu there waiting my friend for "his business call", the view is so nice that makes me start shooting the scene there.

This was our ferry to redang

Me and my girl friend took a good pictures before we started our ferry journey....

This is another speed ferry taken when we bypass it.

From the map, i know this called Pulau Pinang (this pinang is not penang

And Pulau Lang Tengah...

The Berjaya Resort, Pulau Redang

The Redang Bay and Redang Lagoon.

Me and my girl friend again, on the marine park speed boat, i hate them (redang pelangi guys) when they asked u to jump from the boat and swim over to the resort, that time i was with my camera somemore.

This is the moon, not the sun ....

This is the place where alot of european babes naked sunbathing.... hehehe....

I wish i'm not Tom Hanks alone at that Island.

A sea side view, alot of people when me and my colleague was there.

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Island view

Island view again....

The Redang Reave (Blue Sand), it claim that the sand there can grows blue light, so we went there to have a "great" look...
and, yes..... we finally saw the "blue lighted sand", but only one or two tiny blue shinny little light only....
damn...